American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

F&B A New Splicing and Repairing Technique NOW IN ROLLS! only $2.20 for 16mm $4.04 for 35mm REPAIR Torn, damaged films & film strips, patch cuts, tears, gouges, nicks, burns, etc. REPLACE Torn perfor¬ ations — on sound or silent films & film strips — missing pieces of film — restore torn-out bits of film — BUTT SPLICE With¬ out losing a single frame of your film strip or 16mm movie film — butt splice leaders and tails — no cement or splicers needed — STRENGTHEN OVERLAP SPLICES Placing a frame of Magic Mylar over your regular over-lap splice absolutely prevents it from ever opening — Use Magic Mylar white opaque tape for splicing magnetic film — or for vis¬ ible splices in darkroom processing. Florman & Babb, Inc. ' " 68 W. 45th St, N.Y. 36, N.Y. * Please send me: 20 ft. rolls — transparent 16mm — single perforation (T16S) at $2.20 66 ft. rolls — transparent 16mm — single perforation (T16S) at $6.00 20 ft. rolls — transparent 16mm — double perforation (T16D) at $2.20 66 ft. rolls — transparent 16mm — double perforation (T16D) at $6.00 20 ft. rolls — transparent 35mm (T-35) at $4.04 66 ft. rolls — transparent 35mm (T-35) at $11.00 66 ft. rolls — white opaque — 16mm — magnetic film only (0-16) at $6.00 66 ft. rolls — white opaque — 35mm (0-35) at $11.00 W splicing tape for magnetic tape (S4) at $.57 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY KIT: 1 20' roll T16 ($2.20) 1 20' roll T35 ( 4.04) F&B Film Repair & Butt Splice Block I I Spec ($26.16) ial Introductory Kits at only *14.50 Name Address City WHAT'S NEW IN EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES, SERVICES CINE-VOICE CONVERSION Florman & Babb, Inc., 68 West 45th St., New York 36, N. 4 ., announces a new, improved, Cine-Voice conversion for 400ft. and 1200-ft. Mitchell maga¬ zines. Important new feature is truetorque motor, powerful enough to pull an entire 1200-ft. film load. Motor cool¬ ing is effected even during continuous operation, through a new and unique system which causes it to idle at re¬ duced (I/3) power; when film is run¬ ning through, it resumes full power. Other important features include: rear camera running light, a motor housing which completely encases the torque motor and Veeder counter, af¬ fording complete protection and insu¬ lation against weather, etc., and an ef¬ fectively silenced Veeder counter. The F&B conversion accepts 400-ft. and 1200-ft. Mitchell magazines, in¬ cludes torque-motor and belt, costs $445.00, and may be adapted to any model Cine-Voice camera. Delivery in 15 days. Also available are two accessories: behind-the-lens fil¬ ter slot, $45.00. and lens turret lock, for zoom lens operation. $25.00. ARRI LENS EXTENSION TUBE An extension tube (right) which changes the effective focal length of Arrillex lenses for closeups is made by Birns & Sawyer, Hollywood. The ex¬ tension tube is designed so that it can be used singly or in multiples. Con¬ struction is rich looking, black ano¬ dized aluminum, precision turned. Priced at $18.00, it is available from dealers or from Birns & Sawyer Cine Equipment, 6424 Santa Monica Boule¬ vard, Hollywood 38, California. NEW 10-TO-1 ZOOM LENS The new 10-to-l (25mm to 250mm) Angenieux zoom lens is now available on order from Mitchell Camera Corp. Shipments are being made within 30 days following receipt of orders, the company states. Full information is available from Mitchell Camera Corp., 666 W. Harvard St., Glendale, Calif. ADD-A-UNIT EXTENSION PLATES The Camera Mart, Inc., 1845 Broad¬ way, New York 23, announces its new Camart Add-A-Unit Extension Plate for Moviolas, designed for greater flex¬ ibility in adding extra sound heads to Moviola Series 20 editing machines. The Add-A-Unit plate is instantly at¬ tached to the Moviola without drilling into the cabinet and bolting it to the chassis. Unit permits adding two addi¬ tional sound heads to a Moviola so that film editor can check three separate sound tracks, if necessary. New, re¬ duced price is $259.50. LEVITAN FILM COMPUTER The Levitan Film Computer, dis¬ tributed by Camera Equipment Corp., 315 W. 43rd St., New York, N. Y., is a 4-way pocket-size computer for film production personnel and adver¬ tising agencies dealing in TV film commercials. Computer indicates time, footage, film frames and the number of words of narration or commercial spiel in any given time period for Continued on Page 272 270 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, MAY, 1963